- The document introduces a talk about consciousness and calendars, specifically focusing on the Mayan calendar.
- It defines consciousness as the awareness of being aware and notes that calendars are the central organizing principle of civilizations, orienting people's sense of time and responsibilities.
- The Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582, pins modern civilization's consciousness solely to physical evidence like the Earth's orbit around the sun, eroding awareness of non-physical aspects of experience.